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Chapter 4: What Is Family Involvement?. Different Concepts. Home and School Institute Model Home-school communication Parent education Public relations Volunteerism. Parenting Communicating Volunteering Learning at home Decision making Collaborating with the community.
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Different Concepts • Home and School Institute Model • Home-school communication • Parent education • Public relations • Volunteerism
Parenting Communicating Volunteering Learning at home Decision making Collaborating with the community Epstein’s Model of Parent Involvement
Motivations for Family Involvement • Research on parent involvement • Parents as most important factor in child’s optimum development
Mandates—parent participation is required Head Start Title I: family centered education IDEA legislation for education of children with special needs Child Care Development Block Grants (CCDBG) Motivations for Family Involvement (continued)
Mandates (continued) Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS) No Child Left Behind legislation Goals 2000: Educate America Act Motivations for Family Involvement (continued)
Professional recommendations National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation NAEYC Code of Ethics NAEYC position statement on Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) Motivations for Family Involvement (continued)
Motivations for Family Involvement (continued) • Professional recommendations (continued) • NAEYC standards for professional preparation • National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) publications • National PTA standards for family involvement
Motivations for Family Involvement (continued) • Community concern and efforts to strengthen families to counteract social problems • State-funded family support programs • Individual community efforts